Today we learned about William Carlos Williams and studied his iconic poem: This is Just to Say. Students were quite excited about the idea–especially when I encouraged them to be playful. They apologized to their dogs, to chairs, to brothers, and more.
Me…my apology poem was dedicated to my feathered friends: snowy egrets.
A Snowy Egret Apology
I have taken your photo
hundreds of times,
never asking your permission
You probably wish
I would leave you alone
or just admire
you with my eyes
from a distance
Forgive me
your bright yellow feet
and delicate as lace feathers
are too gorgeous to resist
®Douillard
Thinking Through My Lens 
Love that raised back foot. I suppose I owe quite a few birds some apologies!
I love when I can capture the character of one of these birds! (And as you know, it’s not that easy!)
Oh, egrets. I love the look of disdain, as they are on duty and then off they go. I have had some photo beauties when staying at a friend’s terrific place in Florida. But an apology should be in order. They are gorgeous birds. Your poem is a fine version of WCW. This is just to say, I hope he somehow knows that his short poem can be used by so many in so many ways!